And Then on Top of Everything Else (a teacher's rant)
Let's set the stage--
the calendar page
hasn't turned to May
yet every single day
is filled to the brim
and you're drowning, can't swim,
got to keep the momentum
and don't even mention
paperwork
meetings
testing
talent show
field trip
author visit
summer reading.
On top of all that
(magnify the impact)
the impossible curse of your body:
you're sick.
(Pass the toddy.)
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2019
We're on the spring slide and there's little hope of applying the brakes! Here's hoping this isn't totally autobiographical, but if it is, get well soon!
ReplyDeleteThat list. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteThat rhyme: momentum/mention. :)
That toddy. Please pass.